pay rate

noun

: the amount of money workers are paid per hour, week, etc.

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The notice is looking for bar-goers with vehicles for 10 hours of work and a total pay rate of $110. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025 This year, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines also began paying flight attendants for boarding time at half the hourly pay rate, following lengthy labor contract negotiations. Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025 At that pay rate, three months’ severance would have been about $95,000. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025 His pay rate is higher than that of several competitors, including Disney’s Bob Iger ($41.4 million), Comcast’s Brian Roberts ($33.9 million), and SiriusXM’s Jennifer Witz ($32.1 million). Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for pay rate

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“Pay rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20rate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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